Deb 88
New Member
Hi all,
Well we moved into our recently purchased house only to find out that the diverter on the tub spout leaked horrendously. We were unable to remove what appeared to be a threaded spout (it kept turning but not coming off), and finally called a plumber who was kind enough to fulfill my request and cut off the old spout (he wanted to go straight to cutting the drywall).
It turns out that the copper pipe had been cut far too short for a slip on spout (only 1 1/4 inch from tile) and so some sort of adaptor had been screwed on (with a set screw), and then this screwed into a front-end threaded spout. (Apologies for my non-technical language)
I put this "adaptor" into a new universal spout however once it was all screwed on, it still leaked a little at the wall (only when the diverter was on to the shower, not when just the bath was running). I undid/redid it all again but this made no difference.
At Lowe's today, they suggested I get a Shark tooth adaptor to slip onto the copper pipe and then screw on a rear-end threaded spout, however when I set this all up with the spout I saw that this will cause the spout to stick out from the wall by a good inch so not a solution.
My only other thought before cutting into the drywall is to try to solder a male adaptor onto the pipe, but the pipe isn't long enough to do this.
Can I just put the original adaptor back on and silicone it, hoping that that will stop any leaks? Is there any way I can get a shorter connection to screw in the spout (to connect shark tooth adaptor and front threaded spout?)
The plumber seemed to think the only way was to cut into the drywall and replace pipes and I may have to give up and let them do that, just trying to see if anything else is possible!
Thanks
Well we moved into our recently purchased house only to find out that the diverter on the tub spout leaked horrendously. We were unable to remove what appeared to be a threaded spout (it kept turning but not coming off), and finally called a plumber who was kind enough to fulfill my request and cut off the old spout (he wanted to go straight to cutting the drywall).
It turns out that the copper pipe had been cut far too short for a slip on spout (only 1 1/4 inch from tile) and so some sort of adaptor had been screwed on (with a set screw), and then this screwed into a front-end threaded spout. (Apologies for my non-technical language)
I put this "adaptor" into a new universal spout however once it was all screwed on, it still leaked a little at the wall (only when the diverter was on to the shower, not when just the bath was running). I undid/redid it all again but this made no difference.
At Lowe's today, they suggested I get a Shark tooth adaptor to slip onto the copper pipe and then screw on a rear-end threaded spout, however when I set this all up with the spout I saw that this will cause the spout to stick out from the wall by a good inch so not a solution.
My only other thought before cutting into the drywall is to try to solder a male adaptor onto the pipe, but the pipe isn't long enough to do this.
Can I just put the original adaptor back on and silicone it, hoping that that will stop any leaks? Is there any way I can get a shorter connection to screw in the spout (to connect shark tooth adaptor and front threaded spout?)
The plumber seemed to think the only way was to cut into the drywall and replace pipes and I may have to give up and let them do that, just trying to see if anything else is possible!
Thanks